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fetal mortality rate

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fetal mortality rate,
the number of fetal deaths per 1000 births, or per live births.

fetal mortality rate
 The ratio of fetal deaths to the sum of the births–the live births + the fetal deaths in that year; in the US, the FMR dropped from
19.2 /1,000 births–1950 to 9.2/1,000 births–1980


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It occurs in 1% of pregnancies world wide with a fetal mortality rate of 20-40% depending on the degree of separation.
17 The diagnosis of NIHF carries a 50% to 98% fetal mortality rate.
From 1995 to 1999, 161 cases were identified; 70 (43%) were perinatal infections, with a fetal mortality rate of 45%.
 
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